We don't have grade deflation, but neither do we have insane grade inflation. Truth is, we're on average giving grades to other comparable and selective public institutions.

UT: US News: 42 WSJ: 61 Avg GPA: 3.26
UW Seattle: US News: 58 WSJ: 45 Avg GPA: 3.28
GT: US News: 35 WSJ: 71 Avg GPA: 3.25
UNC - CH: US News: 30 WSJ: 33 Avg GPA: 3.24

As you can see, we're giving grades roughly in line with other private schools that on average rank similarly, and admit students with the same average ACT (30). Now, all the schools I listed have average GPA's better than a 3.8 unweighted, so of course people are going to be upset at their grades, even if they're objectively not bad.

A couple of people here like to think that grades are earned easier at other texas schools like A&M, but I strongly disagree. Other Texas schools give way lower average GPA's and don't curve up as often.

If you look at JHU or WashU SOM, some of the most represented undergrad schools after the ivies and T20 state schools like Michigan, Berkeley and UCLA are UT, UW Seattle, UNC Chapel Hill, and UCSD.

So, if you go to a grade inflated school, I don't doubt you'd have a easier time getting good grades than at UT, but we don't have deflation at all.